Efil,Taed, and a bar in Ilyamen|Haven| Ilyamen

[Devon]

Christian walks along with Vespiria and her guards through the streets of Ilyamen. Stopping in front of a seedy bar he glances at his unwilling companion and then back to the door of the bar. "We'll probably find a mercenary or two in there. Don't be alarmed just stick close to me and your guards and you should be fine." Christian pushes open the door to the bar and holds it open for the Efil priestess. "Ladies first."

Meanwhile inside the bar Darin sits at his usual table in the north corner of the bar. Yawning he sips his drink and looks over at his partner with drowsy eyes. "Pandora..I'm bored," he whines. "We haven't had a good job since we got back from Ronduin. If a job doesn't walk through that door soon I'm going to flip my lid."

[Kender Bard]

(So two priests walk into a bar...)

"We could always pray for divine intervention," Pandora snorts into her glass. "Or cause some trouble ourselves."

Vespiria visibly shuddered at the squalor of the bar. She steps closer to one of her guards, a steely eyed templar, who pulls her closer by her elbow, peering at everyone as if they were terrible sinners.

[Devon]

Christian goes to the bar tender and checks with him to see if there happened to be any mercenaries in the building. The bar tender idly points towards Darin and Pandora's table and signals to Darin that he had company.

With a grin Darin pointed over Pandora's shoulder to Christian, Vespiria and her guards, "You sure you aren't a Mind? Looks like we just got divine intervention."

Christian walks back over to Vespiria careful not to get to close in front of her guards, "See that table with the man and woman back there. Apparently those two are mercenaries. Let's go say hi."

[Kender Bard]

Vespiria wrinkled her nose despite herself but nodded stiffly, forcing herself over.

Pandora grinned at her, showing off her fangs. Vespiria visibly flinched back and Pandora enjoyed a quiet laugh at her expense. "Nobles," she snorted, nudging Darin affectionately under the table with her foot. "Mind your manners, the woman looks like she's going to faint. I'll try to mind mine."

[Devon]

Darin sighs and visibly shows he'll behave with a nod, though he does let out a small complaint. "I never get to tease nobles." Christian walks over along with Vespiria and as her polar opposite, he takes a seat near Pandora and Darin as if unaffected by them.

"My name is Christian the High Priest of Taed, this young woman is Vespiria the High Priest of Efil. We have a job for the two of you, if you're willing to help."

Darin almost jumped at the offer with a quick yes, but he caught himself and decided not to let his recent lack of activity loosen his nerves. Glancing at Pandora quickly he looks back to Christian and Vespiria, "Is she going to have a seat or stand there looking frightened? I hope you don't mind but I like to do business over a drink." He pauses to order a round of four drinks between them, "Oh I'm Darin and that is my partner Pandora."

[Kender Bard]

Vespiria sank into a chair stiffly. Pandora watched her with her reptilian gaze. Her instincts were suddenly aroused. Both were Beasts, but Pandora was suddenly quite hungry looking at this frightened, trapped bird...

Vespiria was having much the same problem. Her heart beat rapidly in her chest and she was trying not to hyperventilate. "I think.. you should.. speak for me.. Christian.."

[Devon]

Christian looks between the two women and nods, oblivious to what was going on. "You may have heard that the former high priestess of Efil was assassinated, it was rumored to be done by members of the temple of Taed. This however is untrue, we want the two of you to find out the truth of the matter."

Darin listens intently and gives Pandora a nudge with his foot to make sure she was paying more attention to their job than the little birdy at their table. "So you want us to try and find out who really murdered that lady. What do you think Pandora? Want to take this job?"

[Kender Bard]

Pandora wrenched her gaze from Vespiria and turned it onto Christian as she studied the man. "I don't see why not. We're good at tracking down murderers. Very good. Though if it turns out to be a small child I will charge you triple."

[Devon]

Christian nods in agreement with that. "Fair enough, though I'm sure it wasn't a small child. No one knows who the two murderers were, but they were spotted fleeing the area. What are your normal rates for a job like this?"

Darin shrugs and starts to barter with the two priests. "What are you willing to offer?" Christian nudges Vespiria and asks her,"Any ideas on that?"

[Kender Bard]

Vespiria stirs and mumbles, "Do you want money?"

"I believe that's what we're talking about," Pandora chuckled.

Vespiria felt her face burn. "How much? Our coffers are not overflowing but this is an important matter."

Pandora considers it. "Sixty coins."

Vespiria flinches.

[Devon]

Darin leans back satisfied with the price Pandora had come up with. Christian glanced at Vespiria and back to the two mercenaries. "I think sixty coins is reasonable, but I'll have to make sure with her first. If we aren't able to go that high, will fifty coins do instead?"

[Kender Bard]

Pandora grinned slyly and glanced at Darin. "That's almost charity work. Well it is helping the church. I don't suppose you'd put a good word for us in with the Forces then?"

Vespiria frowned. "The grace of the Forces and their blessings are not for sale miss."

"Sixty then."

Vespiria rubbed her temple but would not bend on the other offer. "Fine. Sixty." Judging from her glare, she was putting a word in with the Forces in her head. Not a good one either.

[Devon]

Darin tried to hold back a chuckle, but found that he could not. Leave it to Pandora to get the most out of a deal. Christian shook his head, but he was amused by the whole ordeal especially Vespiria's reaction. "Well then," he concluded, "We've reached an agreement. How soon can the two of you get to work?"

Darin sits up in his chair and looks over at the two priests sitting across from him, "I'm ready to go right now. What about you Pandora?"

[Kender Bard]

"Better now than never," she agreed. "What can you tell us?"

"They were dressed as priests of Taed," Vespiria said promptly. "I think.. I think the attack came from above, like from a bow."

[Devon]

Christian nods and pipes in, "But they weren't priests of Taed, apparently they discarded the robes when they ran away. If they were priests of Taed I think they would have kept the robes with them."

Darin takes this information in and lets it run it's course through his mind. Glancing at Pandora he wanted to see if they were on the same page. "I'm thinking the killers were hired. What about you partner?"